A Queensland mine safety bureaucrat has updated a position on statements made to a Parliamentary Committee. Executive Director Mark Stone, was asked during an inquiry into the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 a...
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BHP has confirmed that its’ effort to stem the flow of COVID-19 at its mining operation has been effective and there have been no confirmed cases to date. BHP and its operations have...
BHP announced this morning that it will seek to support regional communities in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The mining giant said it will establish a $50 million (AUD) Vital Resources Fund to...
With the move by the Morrison Government to highlight that mining is now a critical industry for the Australian economy, the task of keeping miners safe inside and outside of work has never been more...
Adani protestors have defied Government requests to social distance today outside the Adani mine site in Queensland. The protestors were seeking to politicise the COVID-19 crisis through disruptive...
Sandvik is seeking to revolutionise autonomous ramp haulage with the introduction of Sandvik AutoMine® for Trucks that will improve safety and efficiency in underground to surface tipping. The system...
An Australian gas giant has stood down more than 400 workers today without pay and notice in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Unions have called the action an “Act of Bastardry” According...
Alfabs Mining Equipment has released another 10t Titan LHD to the Alfabs fleet of Titans! Alfabs decided to paint 1005 Blue in line with the blue coloured ribbon representing Prostate Cancer. There...
Research from a James Cook University scientist has revealed that current exposure standards of workplace coal dust fail to take into account of environmental exposures in mining communities. The...
BHP will reduce payment terms for small, local and Indigenous businesses as part of a program to support its communities and regional economies during the Covid-19 pandemic. BHP will make immediate...
Workplace Health and Safety authorities across Australia undertook 230,054 workplace interventions, issued 46,472 notices for workplace health and safety breaches and finalised 289 legal proceedings...
The NSW Mine Safety Regulator has advised of a nose to tail haul truck collision at New South Wales mine. The incident reportedly involved two haul trucks colliding at an open-cut coal mine. The...
The Resources Training Council has postponed its upcoming 5th Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for 25-26 May 2020, in accordance with Government-mandated restrictions announced today involving...